Changing the WebSphere Portal administrator password

IBM® WebSphere® Portal treats wpsadmin (the administrator) as any other user, just with more permissions granted. With a normal configuration, it is possible to change the wpsadmin or equivalent password through the user interface, just like any other user can manage their own password through the user interface. However, if the wpsadmin account is also used for more than just the administrator, then additional changes, outlined in other steps in this section, must be made to accommodate the change.

Prerequisites

Applying fix packs to your portal

1. Log in to WebSphere Portal as an administrator.
2. Click your user ID.
3. Complete the appropriate fields to change your password.
4. Click OK.
5. Complete the following steps to change the information stored in the SearchAdminUser alias:
   1. Log in to the WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console.
   2. Click Security > Global security.
   3. Under Authentication, click Java Authentication and Authorization Service > J2C authentication data.
   4. Edit the SearchAdminUser alias.
   5. Update the user ID and/or password to match your WebSphere Portal administrator information.
6. Update the user ID and password for the RunAs role mapping for the StartupCheck application. To do so, proceed as follows:
   1. Log in to the WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console.
   2. Select Enterprise Applications > StartupCheck > User RunAs roles.
   3. Update the user ID and password for the RunAs role mapping for the StartupCheck application.